Valencia, Braga, Wolfsburg, Aston Villa, Hamburg and Ajax booked their places in the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup after a pulsating evening of European football that delivered 26 goals across eight games.

Ronaldinho revealed he used the criticism he received last week about his weight as a motivational tool for Sunday night’s Primera Liga clash with Athletic Bilbao.

Arsenal striker Jose Antonio Reyes has been left out of Spain’s Euro 2004 squad announced today by coach Inaki Saez in Madrid.